Maybe your life resembles a Bethlehem stable. Crude in some spots, smelly in others. Not much glamour. Not always neat. People in your circle remind you of stable animals: grazing like sheep, stubborn like donkeys, and that cow in the corner looks a lot like the fellow next door. You, like Joseph, knocked on the innkeeper's door. But you were too late. Or too old, sick, dull, damaged, poor, or peculiar. You know the sound of a slamming door.

No place is too common. No person is too hardened. No distance is too far. There's no person God cannot reach. There's no limit to his love.

You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner and an anchor for every storm. You have everything you need.

How we handle our tough times stays with us for a long time.

When words are most empty, tears are most apt.

The purpose of the Bible is simply to proclaim God's plan to save His children.

Each one of us should lead a life stirring enough to start a movement.